People are always complaining that their van caught on fire and they blame it on the poor fuel lines. Well that was just their factory installed barbeque lighting up. You have to use morse code and understand German to get the vent controls to turn it on. Das ist mein barbeque. From: Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> To: "Monsieur Obeechi" <obeechi@runbox.com> Subject: Re: Wal-Mart parking lots > > That's a new twist on Roach Coach. I can see it now. No bed, no cabs just four reefers and stove tops serving everything from bento, sushi, bbq and hot huckleberry pie! On 5/20/08, Monsieur Obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote: Park under a really bright street light, then it doesn't look like you're up to something, and you get security. If you've really clever, you can tap into the lights' electric current and barbeque hotdogs in your open hatch. Before you know it, you'll have a crowd of friendly locals hanging out like hungry pigeons
From: taeke <taeke.t@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Wal-Mart parking lots > In a vanagon a real option is to park on the street. It's somewhat stealthy in the urban east coast. > I really don't want a ticket and tow. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: 5/20/2008 12:58 AM > Subject: Wal-Mart parking lots > > Like most 'un-written' or assumed privileges, if you seek to 'define' the > 'rules' you'll find we'll all be denied. I hate it when I see stuff like > "Wal-Mart overnights" being wrecked, but it seems to be on the way out. When > pushy travelers start to 'assume' that camping in Wal-Mart is a right, > rather than just something that's "benignly overlooked" as a matter of > course, when people deploy their awnings and set up barbies at 4pm in the > lot...Not good.. > As soon as someone really "steps in it", Wal-Mart's legal staff will > 'intrude' and mandate that nationwide the stores prohibit overnight parking > in their lots...likely they will cite "Insurance or Liability"..and then you > WILL get ticketed for parking there overnight, or have some cop banging on > your van at 3am telling you to move on... > Too bad, because the late night Wal Mart snooze was often the only real > alternative, in some areas, to keeping on driving till you fell asleep or to > renting a $100 motel bed for an hour or two.. > Don Hanson > ----- End Original Message -----
-- Neil '82 Diesel Westy Peace of
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